Tag: data protection
Digital Lenders Using Mobile Apps to Invade Privacy and Humiliate Customers
Money lenders extract data about each customer's contacts, then spam the contacts if debts are not repaid on time.
Spanish Telcos Receive 5% of All Known GDPR Fines across Europe
Vodafone receives an especially large number of data protection fines from Spain's Agencia Española de Protección de Datos.
Why Did UK Police Receive No Punishment for Unlawfully Recording 200,000 Calls?
The double standard in the application of the UK's data protection laws reflects the depth of institutionalized complacency.
Refusing to Share Fraud Data Is Turning Telcos into Scapegoats
British MPs said telcos 'lack engagement' with fraud prevention. Why are telcos not anticipating a drive for more anti-fraud cooperation?
Why an Argument about Antisemitism May Prompt Change in Data Protection Enforcement
A risky civil suit by Britain's Labour Party against allies of a former leader may sway the thinking of the country's next Prime Minister.
132,000 Customers Hit by Privacy Breach at Telstra
The details of customers who should have remained unlisted were made available via Telstra's directory services. CFO Michael Ackland blamed the breach on a 'misalignment of databases'.
Singtel Sets Aside AUD140mn to Cover Cost of Optus Privacy Breach
Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon said "there is much work to be done" to restore confidence in Australia's second-largest mobile operator.
Survey Says One-Tenth of Optus Customers Churned after Massive Data Breach
Australians who google the words 'Optus' and 'cancellation' are shown adverts begging them to give the operator another chance.
Is It a Good Idea to Offer to Disguise IMSIs?
A new pseudo-network offers privacy-conscious mobile phone users the ability to change their IMSI at the press of a button.
Will a Telco CEO Lose Her Job Over a Data Breach?
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian telco Optus, appears to be on the brink following a deluge of criticism.
Australia to Change Data and ID Sharing Rules for Telcos and Banks Following Massive Optus Breach
Regulators want businesses to be able to share data so they can prevent fraud when personal data has been compromised.
AT&T Says Compromised Customer Data Was Not Stolen from Them
Hold Security found files on the dark net with emails and social security numbers for 23mn people who were customers of AT&T.
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